Late to the party and replying out of sequence, myself. Apologies
for any confusion this may cause, but I was receiving the list in digest
form for a while, until a few days ago. So, I wasn't able to pull up
the original message in the thread.
Whenever I go on a photo walk, I generally carry two lenses and that's
it. My most recent one, I took two cameras with one lens each: the
50/1.4 on my K-x and my 135/2.5 on my K1000. Unfortunately, I didn't
catch a single shot on my K1000 because the film had slipped the advance
mechanism -- which really sucks because I thought I had some great
shots. But, on the bright side, I was at least able to salvage the film
itself. It seems it had slipped before any exposures were made.
And I never have the foggiest notion of what I'll be shooting when I set
out. I may burn up a couple hundred shots on the K-x just
experimenting. I have gone out in the past looking for specific subject
matter -- old, crumbling houses, foliage, sunsets, etc. But,
invariably, I stumble upon things that interest me. I finally figured
out after my first few outings that regardless of whether or not I find
what I'm looking for, I never come home without at least a few shots
that I like. And, more often than not, they're far better than the
shots I took of the things I set out to find.
I still want a do-over in Picher, OK -- where I went with Ted Beilby.
That place is a photographic playground that was completely wasted on my
inexperience and frantic pace.
-- Walt
While waiting for my backdrop to dry at the laundromat, I had fifteen minutes to kill, so I went
for a short photo walk. On my way back, I realized that the fast majority of my photography is
mostly "finding photos" rather than "making photos" where I set out with a
particular idea planned out.
>
> I'm curious how often the people on this list work from even a rough plan,
versus just going out and seeing what they find.
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